Spare trolley pole carrier



Jan. 23, 1934. H. ALEONHAUSER SPARE ,TROLLEY POLE CARRIER 'Filed Sept.

INVENTOR fiieoy/fauser fi/ 'y ATTORNEY Patented Jan. 23, 1934 U I l sari rri Application September 19, 1931 Serial No. 563,879

Claims.

The invention relates to accessories for use in connection with trolley cars.

It is well known that ordinarily a trolley car is equipped with but a single trolley pole held 5 in place by a plurality of bolts, usually two. In

service it frequently occurs, from some cause or other, that the trolley pole becomes bent or otherwise damaged, necessitating its replacement by a new one, the operation of making the change con- 5 suming considerable time particularly when it is considered that it is necessary to send out a new one from the shop and consequently tying up service and causing the public inconvenience and annoyance. The principal object of the present invention is to provide means at some convenient location on the car for carrying the spare pole in a readily accessible position.

An important object of the invention is to provide a carrier structure by means of which a spare trolley pole can be safely and conveniently carried on the running board.

A more specific object of the invention is to provide a carrier device mounted on the running board of a car for the purpose of holding a spare trolley pole, clamping means being provided for preventing loosening and dropping. of the pole, the clamping means being moreover of a character as to be readily closable or releasable With- 3 out it being necessary to use any tools whatsoever.

An additional object is'to provide a carrier of this character which will be simple and inexpensive to make, easy to install, convenient to use, positive in action, efiicient and durable in service, and a general improvement in the art.

To the attainment of the foregoing and other objects and advantages, the invention preferably consists in the details of construction and the a arrangement and combination of parts to be hereinafter more fully described and claimed, and

illustrated in the accompanying drawing in which:

Figure 1 is a fragmentary elevation of a running board showing a spare trolley pole mounted thereon by means of my novel carrier,

Figure 2 is a detail elevation of the member engaging the trolley harp,

Figure 3 is an elevation at right angles to Figure 2, Figure 4. is a front elevation of the clamp,

Figure 5 is an edge view thereof,

Figure 6 is an end elevation thereof,

Figure '7 is a front elevation of the support for that end of the pole most remote from the harp,

Figure 8 is an edge View thereof, and

Figure 9 is a detail cross section taken on the line 9--9 of Figure 7.

Referring more particularly to the drawing the letter A designates a portion of the running board or other supporting portion of a car and B designates a spare trolley-pole. The pole of course is provided with the usual harp C within which is journaled the trolley wheel D. Any additional details regarding the construction .of the pole itself are unnecessary as the structure is well known and as it could naturally be varied in numerous respects.

For mounting the pole upon the running board A I have found it advisable to provide three supr porting members indicated as a whole by the m numerals 10, 11 and 12. The member 10 is represented as an elongated plate or strip 13' of metal apertured at 14 for the passage of screws, bolts or other securing members by means of which it may be fastened to the running board .5 A. The lower end of the plate 13 is extended laterally at 15 and carries a forwardly extending lug 16 adapted to be received between the harp C and wheel D so as to form a support for this end of the pole.

The member 11 for supporting the other end of the pole is represented as comprising an elongated metal strip or plate 1'7 apertured at 18 for the passage of securing elements for mounting it upon the running board and having its lower end widened as at 19 and formed into or as a hook 20 which is preferably lined with leather, rubber or other similar material indicated at 21 and held in place as by rivets 22 for the purpose of avoiding mutilation or unnecessary scratching or rattling due to vibration of the pole at that end which must be kept comparatively smooth to facilitate its insertion within the trolley base. It is unimportant whether any other part of the pole is scratched or not but mutilation of this end might interfere with its connection with the trolley base.

The supporting members 10 and 11 merely carry the pole whereas the member 12 is constructed as a positive clamp to hold it securely 0 in place. This member 12 is represented as comprising an elongated metal plate or strip 23 provided with holes 24 for the passage of screws, bolts or the like to secure it to the running board. The lower end of this plate or strip is formed .9 with a saddle portion 25 of curved shape termimating in knuckles 26 which are spaced apart and between which is pivoted, at 2'7, a bolt 28 carrying a nut 29 formed with a handle 30 of a wrench-like shape. Secured to the plate or strip 23 is a hinge element 31 having knuckles 32 with which is pivotally connected, at 33, a knuckle 34 formed on a curved clamping member 35 which has its free end adapted to lie against the knuckles 26 and slotted at 36. At opposite sides of the slot the end of this member 35 is preferably formed with outturned lips 37 which cooperate with the wrench nut 29 for preventing it from slippingout of place in the event of slight loosening.

When it is desired to insert the trolley pole B in the carrier, the nut 29 must be backed on until it can clear the lips 37 whereupon it is swung down out of engagement with the clamping member 35, the bolt 28 passing through the slot 36. The clamping member 35 is then opened and the pole is placed within the saddle member 25 and the hook 20 with the supporting lug 16 of the member 10 entering between the harp C and the wheel D. The clamping member 35 is then swung into cooperative relation to the saddle 25, after which thebolt 28 carrying the nut 29 is swung up through the slot 36 into the position shown in Figure 5,.after which the operator grasps the wrench handle 39 and turns the nut 29 down tightly. Even though the nut 29 should loosen a little it and the bolt cannot drop down as the lips 37 will prevent it. In the event that the trolley pole on the car is damaged it is intended to be removed and replaced by the one mounted in the carrier. To remove the pole from the carrier the nut 29 is loosened, the bolt 28 and nut swung down and the clamping member 35 lifted whereupon the pole is simply disengaged from the carrying means by moving it laterally with respect thereto. The damaged pole should, if possible, be engaged within the carrier for transportation back to the shop and if it is badly bent it is easily conceivable that it might not be possible to engage it within all three members 10, 11 and 12 but it would still be possile, probably, to carry it Within the clamp 12 and one of the other of the members 10 or 11.

From the foregoing description and a study of the drawing it will be apparent that I have thus provided an extremely simple, inexpensive and easily attached carrier for a spare trolley pole so that it may be kept out of harms way and in good condition ready for use and, furthermore, in a readily accessible position so that the minimum time will be consumed in replacing a damaged trolley. ;It is thought from the above thatthe construction, operation and advantages will be readily apparent to one skilled in the art without further explanation.

While I have shown and described the preferred embodiment of the invention, it should be understood that the disclosure is merely an exemplification of the principles involved as the right is reserved to make all such changes in the details of construction as will widenthe field of utility and increase the adaptability of the device provided such changes constitute no departure from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the claims hereunto appended.

Having thus described the invention, I claim:

1. Means for carrying a spare trolley pole on a car, comprising a plurality of bracket members mounted upon the car and adapted to support a spare trolley pole at a plurality of points, one of said members being formed as a clamp and another being formed with a supporting lug adapted to engage between the trolley harp and wheel.

2. Means for carrying a spare trolley pole on a car, comprising a plurality of bracket members mounted upon the car and adapted to support a spare trolley pole at a plurality of points, one of said members being formed as a clamp and another being formed with a supporting lug adapted to engage between the trolley harp and wheel, and another bracket member being formed as a hook.

3. Means for carrying a spare trolley pole on a car, comprising a plurality of bracket members mounted upon the car and adapted to support a spare trolley pole at a plurality of points, one of said members being formed as a clamp and another being formed with a supporting lug adapted to engage between the trolley harp and wheel, and another bracket member being formed as a hook engageable by the end portion of the pole most remote from the harp, said hook having a yieldable lining to prevent mutilation of the pole.

4. Means for carrying a spare trolley pole upon trolley car, comprising a pluralityof bracket members adapted to be mounted upon the running board for supporting a spare pole at a plurality of points, one of said bracket members having means entering between the harp and wheel of the pole for preventing longitudinal movcment and another bracket being formed as a clamp and comprising a stationary member formed with a saddle portion, a movable clamping member cooperating with said saddle portion to embrace the pole, said movable clamping member having its free end formed with a slot,

a bolt pivoted upon the stationary member adjacent the saddle portion and engageable within said slot, and a nut threaded upon said bolt and having an elongated operating handle.

5. Means for carrying a spare trolley pole upon a trolley car, comprising a plurality of bracket members adapted to be mounted upon the running board for supporting a spare pole at a plurality of points, one of said bracket members having means entering between the harp and wheel of the pole for preventing longitudinal movement and another bracket being formed as a clamp and comprising a stationary member formed with a saddle portion, a movable clamping member 30 cooperating with said saddle portion to embrace the pole, said movable clamping member having its free end formed with a slot, a bolt pivoted upon the stationary member adjacent the saddle portion and engageable within said slot, and a nut threaded upon said bolt and having an elongated operating handle, movable clamping member being provided at its free end at opposite sides of the slot with outstanding lips constituting retaining means .for the nut. iii

HENRY A. LEONHAUSER. 

